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《No Pain No Gain》 S1·E9 (16:34) HSK 5
liú dé zhāng wàng zài bù pà méi qián kuī zài shuō hái yǒu mǎ yáng ne

留得张妄在 不怕没钱亏 再说还有马洋呢

“As long as Zhang Wang is around, loss is guaranteed. Then there's Ma Yang.”

《No Pain No Gain》 S1·E9
TIMECODE: 16:34 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN chú le zhè ge diàn huà tíng xiàng mù bié de xiàng mù xīn hǎi lù shì yí gè bù pī ya

除了这个电话亭项目 别的项目辛海璐是一个不批呀

“Other than the phone booth project, Xin Hailu rejected every other one.”

liú dé zhāng wàng zài bù pà méi qián kuī zài shuō hái yǒu mǎ yáng ne CURRENT FOCUS

留得张妄在 不怕 没钱 亏 再说 还有 马洋 呢

“As long as Zhang Wang is around, loss is guaranteed. Then there's Ma Yang.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN tā liǎ yī xiāng féng biàn shèng què rén jiān wú shù shuō dào mǎ yáng

“With two of them around, disaster is imminent. Speaking of Ma Yang,”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: COMFORTING THROUGH HUMOR
Tone: SATIRICAL
Emotion: AMUSEMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't panic about budget approvals; our team of bunglers is guaranteed to drain every penny.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Proverb Parody (熟语活用)

Subverting famous classical idioms like '留得青山在,不怕没柴烧' is a prominent humor tactic in modern Chinese popular culture to create comedic irony and workplace bonding.

INTENT TAGS: #irony #reassurance #humor #parody
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
留得……在,不怕没…… SPOKEN CHUNK

as long as ... remains, there is no fear of lacking ...

A playful parody of the classic idiom '留得青山在,不怕没柴烧' (where there is life, there is hope).

再说 SPOKEN CHUNK

besides / furthermore

Spoken connective used to introduce a supplementary and often decisive argument.

Modal Particle「呢」 (ne) CHANGE OF STATE

Points out a reminder or additional factor to the listener, adding a lighthearted and reassuring tone.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 4 GRAMMAR
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